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FOR ALL THE HATS YOU WEAR: SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE HAS

GOT YOU COVERED

CHRIS HEMEDINGER, SAS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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Angle is wrong“I tried the banana slicer and found it unacceptable. As shown in the picture, the slices are curved from left to right. All of my bananas are bent the other way.”

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WHAT MAKES A “TYPICAL USER”?

• Newbie• Business analyst• Programmer• Statistician• Data scientist• Administrator• Consultant

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THE NEWBIE

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TASKS FOR THE BEGINNER

• Import Data• Filter and Sort• List Report• Bar Chart, Scatter Plot,

Line Plot• Report Builder

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THE BUSINESS ANALYST

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TASKS FOR THE BUSINESS ANALYST

• Characterize Data• Scatter Plot Matrix• Query Builder

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USING EXPLORE DATA

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SMART USE OF THE SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE PROJECT

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THE PROGRAMMER

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ADVANTAGE: PROGRAMMER

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THE STATISTICIAN

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A LARGE PALETTE OF BUILT-IN TASKS

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HOW TO FIND THE STATISTICS YOU NEED

• Step 1: Find out how SAS supports the statistic SAS Note 30333: "FAStats: Frequently asked-for statistics”

• Step 2: Does SAS Enterprise Guide have a task for it?• Step 3: Explore the task and find the exact option you

need• Step 4 (if needed): Find a programming example

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TASK GALLERY SEARCH BY KEYWORD

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THE DATA SCIENTIST

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A TYPICAL(?) PROJECT FROM A DATA SCIENTIST

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MY DATA SCIENTIST MOMENT

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THE ADMINISTRATOR

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“LIGHT” ADMIN TASKS WITHIN SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE

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THE CONSULTANT

THE CONSULTANT

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EXAMPLES OF REUSABLE CONTENT

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CAPPING IT OFF

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RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

• The SAS Dummy Blog: • http://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy

• SAS Enterprise Guide discussion:• https://

communities.sas.com/community/support-communities

• SAS Global Forum papers• Ex: Improving Your Relationship with SAS Enterprise Guide

• SAS Talks – free webinars• http://support.sas.com/sastalks

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